People across faiths & religion often misguide others, that cow protec- tion should not be done. I am pro- viding some proofs from scriptures of different faiths which lay testi- mony to the sanctity of cows. Even Science & Scientists accepts the benefits of serving cows & consum- ing cow related products. I request knowledgeable people to share their thoughts regarding the same please.|| Jai Gau Maata ||As all rivers originating from the hills lead to the oceans …similarly all present day religions ( originat- ing from the Sanatana ~ the eternal one ) reach out to the same lord & preach the same philosophy .
Sanatan Dharma is a devine code of conduct established by the dearest lord. In it there are various Shrutis Smritis Dharma Shastras who glorify the devinity of cows & fruits of serving them. Cows, are a symbol of abundance & all sanctity of life on earth, that serves the beings like a mother without asking much in return. It is a part of Ancient traditions to avoid/ reject consumption of beef.Hinduism is based on the concept of omnipresence of the Divine, and the presence of a soul in all creatures, including bovines.
Thus, by that definition, killing any animal would be a sin: one would be obstructing the natural cycle of birth and death of that creature, and the creature would have to be reborn in that same form because of its unnatural death. Historically, even Krishna, one of the most revered forms of the Divine (Avatar), tended cows.A Cow is said to be the abode of all the Gods. Every atom in cow’s body is abode of the 33 crore Gods. All the 14 mythical worlds exist in the limbs of cow.
Brahma and Vishnu on the root of two horns.
All the sacred reservoirs and Vedavyasa on the tips of the horns.
Lord Shankara on the centre head.
Parvathi on the edge of head.
Kartikeya on the nose, Kambala and Ashwatara Devas on the nostrils.
Ashwini Kumaras on the ears.
Sun and Moon in the eyes.
Vayu in dental range and Varuna on the tongue.
Saraswathi in the sound of cow.
Sandhya goddesses on the lips and Indra on the neck.
Raksha Ganas on the hanging under the neck.
Sandhya Devas in the heart.
Dharma on the thigh.
Gandharvas in the gap of hoofs, Pannaga at the tips, Apsaras on the sides.
Eleven Rudras and Yama on the back, Ashtavasus in the crevices.
Pitru Devas on the ides of umbilical joint, 12 Adityas on the stomach area.
Soma on the tail, Sun rays on the hair, Ganga in its urine, Lakshmi and Yamuna in the dung, Saraswathi in milk, Narmada in curd, and Agni in ghee
33 crore Gods in the hair
Prithwi in stomach, oceans in the udder, Kamadhenu in the whole body
Three Gunas in the root of the brows, Rishis in the pores of hair, and all the sacred lakes in the breathe.
Chandika on the lips and Prajapathi Brahma on the skin
Fragrant flowers on nostrils
Sadhya Devas on the arm-pit
Six parts of Vedas on the face, four Vedas on the feet, Yama on the top of the hoofs, Ku- bera and Garuda on the right, Yakshas on the left and Gandharvas inside
Khecharas in the fore of the foot, Narayana in intestine, mountains in the bones, Artha, Dharma, Kama and Moksha in the feet.
Four Vedas in the Hoom… sound
There are 7 mothers listed in scriptures. They are…‘adau mata guru-patni, brahmani raja-patnika dhenur dhatri tatha prthvi saptaita matarah’
Meaning:Real mother & Guru-patni, the wife of spiritual master or teacher. Brahmani, the wife of a brahmana, and Raja-patnika, the queen. Dhenu, the cow, Dhatri, nurse, as well as theEarth. Earth is mother because she gives us so many things like fruits, flowers, grains for our eating. Mother gives milk & food for eating. Cow gives us milk. So cow is also one of our mothers.
Srimad Bhagavad Gita: Dhenunam asmi kamadhuk– Among cows I am the wish fulfilling (kamdhenu or surabhi) cow.(Verse 10.28).
Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, Adilila, Chapter 17, verse 166,Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms:o-ange yata loma tata sahasra vatsara go-vadhi raurava-madhye pace nirantar Cow killers and cow eaters are condemned to rot in hell for as many thousands of years as there are for each hair on the body of every cow they eat from.It is further written – Those who fail to give cows reverence and protection and choose to foolishly oppose and whimsically ignore the injunctions of the Vedic scriptures by selling a cow for slaughter, by killing a cow, by eating cows flesh and by permittings the slaughter of cows will all rot in the darkest regions of hell for as many thousands of years as there are hairs on the body of each cow slain. There is no atonement for the killing of a cow.
Manu Samhita, chapter 4, verse 162 :A guru, a teacher, a father, a mother, a brahmana, a cow and a yogi all should never be killed.
Shri Brahma Samhita 5.29 :cintamani-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vrksa-laksavrtesu surabhir abhipalayantamlaksmi-sahasra-sata-sambhrama-sevyamanam govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor who is tending the cows, yielding all desire, in abodes built with spiritual gems, surrounded by millions of purpose trees, always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds of thousands of laksmis or gopis.